ORDNANCE FACTORY BOARD(OFB)
Ordnance Factory Board(OFB) comprising of the Indian Ordnance Factories is a government agency under the control of the Department of Defence Production( DDP), Ministry of Defence (MoD), Government of India. Ordnance Factory Board is affianced research, development production, testing, marketing and logistics of the broad product range in the areas of air, land and sea systems.
It consists of 41 ordnance factories,9 training institutes,3 regional marketing centres,4 regional controllerates of safety spread across the country. Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) is the world’s largest government-operated production organisation and the oldest organization in India. It is commonly called “Fourth Arm of Defence” and the “Force Behind the Armed Forces” of India. It is the 35th largest defence equipment, manufacturer
In the world. The two largest arms producers are Indian Ordnance Factories and Hindustan Aeronautics. It is the 2nd largest in Asia. Ordnance Factory Board antedates all the other organisations like th6e Indian Army and the Indian Railways.
PRODUCTS PRODUCED BY ORDNANCE FACTORY BOARD(OFB)
The type of ordnance material produced is very divergent including Small arms, aircraft weapons, anti-aircraft warfare, naval weapons, anti-ship warfare, anti-submarine warfare, anti-tank warfare, missiles, missile launchers, rockets, rocket launchers, bombs, grenades, mortars, mines, metals, alloys, machine tools, military vehicles, engines, armoured vehicles, parachutes, optoelectronics, chemicals, clothing, artillery, ammunition, propellants, explosives.
ENDOWMENTS:
The Indian Ordnance Factories have not only keep up India through the wars but played an important role in establishing India with the growth of technology and have escorted the Industrial Revolution in India starting with the first modern steel plant of India much before Tata Steel, first modern electric textile mill of India, first chemical industries such as smokeless propellant plants of India, established the first engineering colleges of India as its training schools, played a key role in the founding of research and industrial organisations like ISRO, DRDO, BDL, BEL, BEML, SAIL, etc.
Headquarters
- Ordnance Factory Board, Kolkata (OFBHQ)
- Armoured Vehicles Headquarters, Chennai (AVHQ)
- Ordnance Equipment Factories Headquarters, Kanpur (OEFHQ)
- Ordnance Factory Board, New Delhi Office (OFBNDO)
- Ordnance Factory Cell, Mumbai (OFBMUM)
- Ordnance Factories Recruitment Centre, Nagpur (OFRC)
Ordnance factories
Factory | Location | State |
Ammunition Factory Khadki (AFK) | Pune | Maharashtra |
Cordite Factory (CFA) | Aruavankadu | Tamil Nadu |
Engine Factory Avadi (EFA) | Chennai | Tamil Nadu |
Field Gun Factory, Kanpur (FGK) | Kanpur | Uttar Pradesh |
Gun Carriage Factory Jabalpur (GCF) | Jabalpur | Madhya Pradesh |
Grey Iron Foundry (GIF) | Jabalpur | Madhya Pradesh |
Gun and Shell Factory (GSF) | Kolkata | West Bengal |
Heavy Alloy Penetrator Project (HAPP) | Tiruchirappalli | Tamil Nadu |
High Explosives Factory (HEF) | Pune | Maharashtra |
Heavy Vehicles Factory, Chennai (HVF) | Chennai | Tamil Nadu |
Machine Tool Prototype Factory Ambernath (MPF) | Mumbai | Maharashtra |
Metal and Steel Factory (MSF) | Kolkata | West Bengal |
Ordnance Clothing Factory Avadi (OCFAV) | Chennai | Tamil Nadu |
Ordnance Factory Chandigarh (OCFC) | Chandigarh | Chandigarh |
Ordnance Clothing Factory (OCFS) | Shahjahanpur | Uttar Pradesh |
Ordnance Equipment Factory Kanpur (OEFC) | Kanpur | Uttar Pradesh |
Ordnance Equipment Factory Hazratpur (OEFHZ) | Hazratpur | Uttar Pradesh |
Ordnance Factory Ambernath (OFA) | Mumbai | Maharashtra |
Ordnance Factory Ambajhari (OFAJ) | Nagpur | Maharashtra |
Ordnance Factory Bhandara (OFBA) | Bhandara | Maharashtra |
Ordnance Factory Bhusawal (OFBH) | Bhusawal | Maharashtra |
Ordnance Factory Bolangir (OFBOL) | Bolangir | Odisha |
Ordnance Factory Kanpur (OFC) | Kanpur | Uttar Pradesh |
Ordnance Factory Chandrapur (OFCH) | Chandrapur | Maharashtra |
Ordnance Factory Dumdum (OFDC) | Kolkata | West Bengal |
Ordnance Factory Dehu Road (OFDR) | Pune | Maharashtra |
Ordnance Factory Dehradun (OFDUN) | Dehradun | Uttarakhand |
Ordnance Factory Itarsi (OFI) | Itarsi | Madhya Pradesh |
Ordnance Factory Khamaria (OFK) | Jabalpur | Madhya Pradesh |
Ordnance Factory Katni (OFKAT) | Katni | Madhya Pradesh |
Ordnance Factory Muradnagar (OFM) | Muradnagar | Uttar Pradesh |
Ordnance Factory Project (OFN) | Nalanda | Bihar |
Ordnance Factory Project Korwa (OFPKR) | Korwa | Uttar Pradesh |
Ordnance Factory Project Medak (OFPM) | Hyderabad | Telangana |
Ordnance Factory Tiruchirappalli (OFT) | Tiruchirappalli | Tamil Nadu |
Ordnance Factory Varangaon (OFV) | Varangaon | Maharashtra |
Opto Electronics Factory (OLF) | Dehradun | Uttarakhand |
Ordnance Parachute Factory (OPF) | Kanpur | Uttar Pradesh |
Rifle Factory Ishapore (RFI) | Kolkata | West Bengal |
Small Arms Factory (SAF) | Kanpur | Uttar Pradesh |
Vehicle Factory Jabalpur (VFJ) | Jabalpur | Madhya Pradesh
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Training institutes
- National Academy of Defence Production, Nagpur (NADP)
- Ordnance Factories Institute of Learning Ambajhari, Nagpur (OFILAJ)
- Ordnance Factories Institute of Learning Ambernath, Mumbai (OFILAM)
- Ordnance Factories Institute of Learning Avadi, Chennai (OFILAV)
- Ordnance Factories Institute of Learning Dehradun (OFILDD)
- Ordnance Factories Institute of Learning Ishapore, Kolkata (OFILIS)
- Ordnance Factories Institute of Learning Khamaria, Jabalpur (OFILKH)
- Ordnance Factories Institute of Learning, Kanpur (OFILKN)
- Ordnance Factories Institute of Learning, Medak (OFILMK)
Each Ordnance Factories Institute Of Learning is headed by a principal director and National Academy of Defence Production (NADP) by a senior principal director. National Academy of Defence Production (NADP) issues training to Group A officers, whilst the other eight institutes impart training to Group B and Group C employees of the ordnance factories
Regional marketing centres
- Regional Marketing Centre, Avadi, Chennai (RMCAV)
- Regional Marketing Centre, Delhi (RMCDL)
- Regional Marketing Centre, Pune (RMCPU)
Every regional marketing centre is headed by a regional director.
Regional controllerates of safety
- Regional Controllerate of Safety Ambajhari, Nagpur (RCSAJ)
- Regional Controllerate of Safety Avadi, Chennai (RCSAV)
- Regional Controllerate of Safety, Kanpur (RCSKN)
- Regional Controllerate of Safety, Pune (RCSPU)
Every regional controllerate of safety is headed by a regional controller of safety.
CLIENTS:
Armed Forces
The customers of Indian Ordnance Factories are the Indian Armed Forces like Indian Army, Indian Navy and the Indian Air Force. Apart from contributing armaments to the Armed Forces, Ordnance Factories also meet the requirements of other customers like. the Central Armed Police Forces, State Armed Police Forces, Paramilitary Forces of India and the Special Forces of India in respect of arms, ammunition, clothing, bulletproof vehicles, mine-protected vehicles etc
Civil trade
Customers are in the central/state government organisations and departments such as Indian Railways, Indian Space Research Organisation, Defence Research and Development Organisation, Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre, Nuclear Fuel Complex, Aeronautical Development Agency, Department of Atomic Energy, Department of Telecommunications, and State Electricity Boards Public Sector Undertakings in India (PSUs) such as HMT Limited, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited, Bharat Dynamics Limited private companies and individuals etc. who purchase industrial chemicals, explosives, arms, ammunition, brass, aluminium alloy products for aircraft, steel castings and vehicles, clothing and leather goods, cables and optoelectronic instruments.
Exports
Arms and ammunition, weapon spares, chemicals and explosives, parachutes, leather and clothing items are exported to more than 25 countries worldwide.
- Asia: Thailand, Indonesia, Myanmar, Vietnam, Nepal, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Malaysia
- Europe: Germany, Greece, Turkey, Russia, Sweden, France, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Belgium, Cyprus
- Middle East: Oman, Egypt, UAE, Israel, Saudi Arabia,
- Africa: Kenya, Botswana, Nigeria
- North and South America: United States, Canada, Brazil
The number of vacancies is approx 6060 including 3847 ITI and 2219 Non-ITI, as part of Ordnance Factory Board Skill India Mission. The closing date for submission of online applications is 9th February 2020.
Starting Date to Apply Online: 10-01-2020
Last Date for Apply Online: 09-02-2020
OFB Trade Apprentice Recruitment 2020 56th Batch (OFRC ADVERTISEMENT No. 1457)
Name of Post | Total Vacancies |
Apprentice (ITI) | 3847 |
Apprentice (Non-ITI) | 2219 |
Factory wise Vacancies:
Name of the Factory | Vacancy Details |
Ordnance Cable Factory, Chandigarh | 46 |
Gun Carriage Factory Jabalpur | 176 |
Grey Iron Foundry Jabalpur | 56 |
Ordnance Factory, Itarsi | 146 |
Ordnance Factory, Khamaria, Jabalpur | 84 |
Ordnance Factory, Katni | 30 |
Vehicle Factory Jabalpur | 98 |
High Explosive Factory Kirkee, Pune | 92 |
Machine Tool Prototype Factory, Ambernath, Thane | 91 |
Ordnance Factory Ambajhari, Nagpur | 375 |
Ordnance Factory Ambernath, Thane | 110 |
Ordnance Factory Bhandara | 256 |
Ordnance Factory Bhusawal | 103 |
Ordnance Factory Chanda, Chandrapur | 227 |
Ordnance Factory Dehu Road, Pune | 19 |
Ordnance Factory Varangaon | 163 |
Ammunition Factory Khadki, Pune | 424 |
Ordnance Factory Badmal, Bolangir | 63 |
Cordite Factory Arvankadu | 187 |
Engine Factory Avadi, Chennai | 127 |
Heavy Alloy Penetrator Project, Tiruchirapalli | 89 |
Heavy Vehicles Factory Avadi, Chennai | 265 |
Ordnance Clothing Factory Avadi, Chennai | 242 |
Ordnance Factory Tiruchirapalli | 178 |
Ordnance Factory Project Medak, Hyderabad | 438 |
Ordnance Clothing Factory Shahjahanpur | 282 |
Field Gun Factory Kanpur | 55 |
Ordnance Equipment Factory Hazratpur | 49 |
Ordnance Factory Kanpur | 295 |
Ordnance Factory Muradnagar | 178 |
Ordnance Parachute Factory Kanpur | 181 |
Small Arms Factory Kanpur | 123 |
Ordnance Factory Dehradun | 77 |
Opto Electronics Factory Dehradun | 151 |
Stipend:
During 1st year of training | 70% of the minimum wages of Semi-Skilled workers notified by the respective state or Union Territory |
During 2nd year of training | 80% of the minimum wages of Semi-Skilled workers notified by the respective state or Union Territory |
During 3rd year of training | 90% of minimum wages of Semi-Skilled workers notified by the respective state or Union Territory |
Selection Process: The Selection will be done based on the merit list. The merit list will be prepared separately for NON-ITI and EX-ITI category.
Application Fee: A non-refundable fee of ₹ 100/- only. The fee payment can be made by using Internet Banking /debit card/credit card / Cash Card, Wallets/IMPS/NEFT/UPI, BHIM, by providing information as asked on the screen.